§ Mr. Clayasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what is the value of nuclear reprocessing business carried out by BNFL for each of the past five years;
(2) what is the value of nuclear reprocessing carried out for export for each of the past five years;
(3) for which countries, and for what value, nuclear reprocessing has been carried out by British Nuclear Fuels Limited for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. GoodladBNFL's income from reprocessing both in total and under its exports contracts was as follows:
£ million Total Exports 1981 190 80 1982 270 130 1983 260 120 1984 320 140 1985 450 210 These sums include transport costs, met by customers, and advance payments for future reprocessing.
BNFL has contracts with customers in the following countries:
- Canada
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- West Germany
The value of its business with each is commercial in confidence.